Isaiah 30:3
And the strength of Pharaoh will be your shame, and your hope in the shade of Egypt will come to nothing.
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4For his chiefs are at Zoan, and his representatives have come to Hanes.
Cross References
Proverbs 25:19Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.
Isaiah 30:5For they have all come with offerings to a people of no use to them, in whom is no help or profit, but only shame and a bad name.
Isaiah 45:16All those who have gone against him will be put to shame; the makers of images will be made low.
Jeremiah 17:5This is what the Lord has said: Cursed is the man who puts his faith in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart is turned away from the Lord.
Jeremiah 37:7The Lord, the God of Israel, has said: This is what you are to say to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from me: See, Pharaoh's army, which has come out to your help, will go back to Egypt, to their land.
Ezekiel 29:7When they took a grip of you in their hands, you were crushed so that their arms were broken: and when they put their weight on you for support, you were broken and all their muscles gave way.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 30:2-8
The Foolish Confidence of Judah. ( b. c. 720.) 1 Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord , that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: 2 That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt! 3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion. 4 For his princes were at Zoan, and… Read the whole commentary →